Herpetofauna of Matas de Água Azul, an Atlantic Forest remnant in Serra do Mascarenhas, Pernambuco state, Brazil

Abstract: The northern most portion of Atlantic Forest is currently considered as the most vulnerable and threatened in this ecoregion, while also harboring the ecoregion’s least studied biota. Herein we present results of a herpetofaunistic survey in Refúgio de Vida Silvestre (Wildlife Refuge) Matas de Água Azul (RVSMAA), in the mountain range Serra do Mascarenhas, northeastern state of Pernambuco, Brazil, one of the largest forest remnants in the northern Atlantic Forest. The sampling was carried out in four expeditions using methods of visual searching and pitfall traps. A total of 43 species of amphibians and 40 species of reptiles were registered, including anurans, caecilians, lizards, snakes and chelonians. The richness recorded represented 56% of amphibians and 20% of reptiles registered in the Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River. The RVSMAA holds a high diversity of amphibians and reptiles, representing one of the highest levels of richness in the northern Atlantic Forest. The record of seven species included in some of the threatened species lists reinforces the importance of the area for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest herpetofauna and adds relevant information to our knowledge of northern Atlantic Forest biodiversity and aids in its assessment of conservation.

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Amphibians and reptiles of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), SP: an Atlantic Forest remnant of Southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032010000400031 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 257-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Cybele de Oliveira Araujo ◽

Thais Helena Condez ◽

Rafael Parelli Bovo ◽

Fernanda da Cruz Centeno ◽

Amom Mendes Luiz

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Legal Protection ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Mountain Range ◽

São Paulo ◽

The South ◽

Paulo State ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

São Paulo State

The herpetofauna of São Paulo State, Brazil, can be characterized as the most well-known in the country. However, despite the large number of studies in this area, there are still many sampling gaps within biomes such as the Atlantic Forest that are considered global conservation priorities due to the high rate of endemism and human disturbance. As a result of political and historical pressure, this biome has been reduced to less than 12% of its original extent and, despite its importance for global biodiversity conservation, only a small percentage of its original vegetation cover (1%) has some form of legal protection. This is the case of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR) which, together with the Parque Estadual de Intervales, Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho and Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação de Jacupiranga, forms of an ombrophilous forest continuum of 360 thousand ha in the south of São Paulo State. This study presents a list of amphibians and reptiles from the PETAR, with information on the local distribution and habitat use of the species. The survey was conducted from October to December 2009, completing a total of 15 sampling days using four complementary methods of active sampling: visual encounters, auditory encounters, searches by car and incidental encounters. We recorded a total of 91 species belonging to 53 genera and 24 families. This high diversity can be attributed to the existence of a wide variety of habitats and microhabitats in this region, such as the various aquatic sites used by many species of anuran amphibians. Moreover, the PETAR features a large altitudinal gradient (80 - 1,160 m elevation) that gives a large climatic, geological and hydrological heterogeneity to the area. This inventory is an important contribution to the expansion of knowledge about these assemblages in the Atlantic Forest to the south of Serra de Paranapiacaba mountain range, and provides support for the conservation of these groups in São Paulo State.

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Two new species of Malmidea from north-eastern Brazil

The Lichenologist ◽

10.1017/s0024282913000248 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 45 (5) ◽

pp. 619-622 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Marcela Eugenia da Silva CÁCERES ◽

Viviane Monique dos SANTOS ◽

Drielle Tavares de GÓES ◽

Danyelle Andrade MOTA ◽

André APTROOT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Mata Atlântica ◽

Transitional Area ◽

Caatinga Vegetation ◽

Golden Yellow ◽

Two New Species ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Mata Atlantica

AbstractTwo new species, Malmidea pallidoatlantica and Malmidea sulphureosorediata, are described from NE Brazil. The first is close to M. atlantica but differs by the hyaline or pale hypothecium. The second species is a bright golden yellow sorediate crust which is assigned to the genus Malmidea because it contains the same anthraquinone pigment as M. atlantica and M. pallidoatlantica. The three species together could be referred to as the Malmidea atlantica group. Both new species were found in Mata Atlântica fragments. Malmidea sulphureosorediata was found in the Serra da Jibóia, a mountain range with a maximum elevation of 800 m, in a transitional area between the Atlantic forest and Caatinga vegetation in Bahia State. Malmidea pallidoatlantica was found in Mata do Crasto, one of the most important Atlantic forest remnants in Sergipe. It is a well-preserved Mata Atlântica relict of c. 700 hectares, at sea level.

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The herpetofauna of the Serra do Urubu mountain range: a key biodiversity area for conservation in the brazilian atlantic forest

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.27 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (27) ◽

pp. 347 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Igor Joventino Roberto ◽

Cícero Ricardo de Oliveira ◽

João Antonio de Araújo Filho ◽

Herivelto Faustino de Oliveira ◽

Robson Waldemar Ávila

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

Museum Collections ◽

Amphibian Species ◽

High Importance ◽

Lachesis Muta

The Serra do Urubu mountain range is considered a key biodiversity area. It is situated in the Pernambuco Endemism Center, one of the most threatened regions of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. However, despite the high importance of this area little research on its herpetofauna has been performed. The present study presents an inventory of the herpetofauna of the region, through bibliographic review, searches in museum collections and field expeditions to the RPPNs Frei Caneca and Pedra D’Antas, in the municipalities of Jaqueira and Lagoa dos Gatos. The conservation status of the amphibians of the region is discussed. Five expeditions, between 2012 and 2013 were made. The methods employed were visual transect surveys, acoustic census and pitfall traps. We recorded a total of 46 amphibian species, belonging to nine families: Craugastoridae (3 spp.), Bufonidae (3 spp.), Ranidae (1 sp.), Hylidae (25 spp.), Leptodactylidae (8 spp.), Odontophrynidae (1 sp.), Hemiphractidae (2 spp.), Phyllomedusidae (2 spp.) and Microhylidae (1 sp.). We recorded 42 species of squamates: 16 species of lizards families Phyllodactylidae (1 sp.), Gekkonidae (1 sp.), Gymnophthalmidae (1 sp.), Polychrotidae (1 sp.), Leiosauridae (1 sp.), Tropiduridae (3 spp.), Dactyloidae (2 spp.), Diploglossidae (2 spp.), Teiidae (2 spp.), Scincidae (1 sp.), and Iguanidae (1 sp.); and 24 species of snakes: Boidae (3 spp.), Colubridae (2 spp.), Dipsadidae (13 spp.), Elapidae (2 spp.), Typhlopidae (1 sp.), and Viperidae (3 spp.). The occurrence of rare and/or threatened species such as the snakes Dipsas sazimai, Lachesis muta and Sibynomorphus sp. and the amphibians Hylomantis granulosa, Chiasmocleis alagoana, Boana freicanecae and Phyllodytes gyrinaethes reinforces the need for conservation measures at this highly threatened region of the Atlantic Forest.

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New distribution reports of Rhagomys rufescens (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) Thomas, 1886

Check List ◽

10.15560/8.3.557 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 557

Author(s):

Caryne Aparecida de Carvalho Braga ◽

Maria Rita Silvério Pires

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Small Mammal ◽

Rainy Season ◽

First Record ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

Juvenile Male ◽

New Distribution ◽

Forest Biome

Rhagomys rufescens is a rare, arboreal sigmodontine rodent endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. This species is known from eight localities in Brazil. Here we present a new report based on four individuals of this species registered in Serra do Ouro Branco, municipality of Ouro Branco (Minas Gerais, Brazil). One juvenile male, one adult male and two juvenile females were captured in pitfall traps during the rainy season, in a study of small mammal ecology. This is the first record for the Espinhaço Mountain range and the northernmost report for the species in this state, 85 km northeast of the last registered location.

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Anurofauna of a remnant of Atlantic Forest in northeast Brazil

Neotropical Biology and Conservation ◽

10.3897/neotropical.15.e49656 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 415-425

Author(s):

Gessica Gomes Barbosa ◽

Camila Nascimento de Oliveira ◽

Umberto Diego Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽

Gilberto Gonçalves Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Research Area ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

Night Time ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Richness Estimators ◽

Collection Methods

Studies on spatial occupation are fundamental to understand amphibian communities. The aim of this study was to record information on the spatial distribution of anurans in the Tejipió forest, state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Fieldwork was carried out weekly between October 2011 and April 2012, with daytime and night-time excursions for time-constrained active searching, in forested and open areas, military construction area and water bodies. Pitfall traps and accidental sightings were also used as alternative collection methods. Data were used to calculate richness, rarefaction curves and richness estimators. A total of 21 species were recorded, distributed in six families: Bufonidae (2 spp.); Craugastoridae (1 sp.); Hylidae (8 spp.); Leptodactylidae (8 spp.); Microhylidae (1 sp.) and Phyllomedusidae (1 sp.). Only the species Rhinella jimi was found occupying all sampled habitats in the research area. Adenomera hylaedactyla and Pristimantis ramagii deserve special care in the area because they are specialists, occupying a smaller number of habitats and microhabitats. The community of anurans of the Tejipió forest is similar to those recorded in other areas of the Atlantic Forest at the Pernambuco State, and its knowledge is essential as a basis for conservation of the area. The gradual recovery of this Atlantic Forest remnant would favor the recolonization of fauna and flora and the conservation of local biodiversity.

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Diversity of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) in Parque da Onça Parda, southeastern Brazil

Iheringia Série Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0073-47212012000100014 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 102 (1) ◽

pp. 99-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Leonardo P. A. Resende ◽

Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha ◽

Cibele Bragagnolo

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Location ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

São Paulo ◽

Forest Communities ◽

Paulo State ◽

Animal Activity

The environment most diverse in harvestmen species is the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo. However, there remains a lack of studies regarding their communities in certain regions. Among these regions is one south of the Paranapiacaba mountain range in the state of São Paulo, the Parque da Onça Parda (POP). Through nocturnal collections and pitfall traps, the region's harvestmen community has been studied. The observed richness of this site included 27 species, with dominance of three species: Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910, Neosadocus maximus (Giltay, 1928) and Munequita sp., accounting for 68.4% of harvestmen abundance. This makes the diversity of POP more similar to the semideciduous Atlantic Forest communities of the interior than to those of the Coastal Atlantic Forest that contains the park. Its geographic location places it within the Southern São Paulo State (SSP) area of endemism, along with the Parque Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), with which it shares up to 12% similarity regarding harvestmen fauna. Richness and abundance of harvestmen were positively related to temperature and humidity. The period of animal activity (as measured by abundance and richness) varied throughout the night, being highest in the early hours during both studied seasons (summer and winter).

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O uso de técnicas de nucleação na restauração de áreas degradadas no Polo Centro Norte-APTA, Pindorama-SP e no IMES-Catanduva-SP

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável ◽

10.18378/rvads.v10i3.3404 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 14 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. C. Bieras ◽

T. M. Souza ◽

M. T. V. N. Abdo ◽

R. S. Valaretto ◽

A. L. M. Martins

Keyword(s):

Soil Seed Bank ◽

Seed Rain ◽

Weed Competition ◽

Environmental Restoration ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Low Diversity ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Succession Process ◽

Pasture Area ◽

High Diversity

Nucleação é capacidade que algumas espécies têm de induzir a restauração ambiental por meio de técnicas nucleadoras oferecendo abrigo, alimentação e reprodução acelerando assim o processo sucessional e diversidade local. Para promover a restauração ambiental no Polo Centro Norte- APTA e do IMES- Catanduva, foram selecionadas três áreas degradas adjacentes à fragmentos florestais: cultura agrícola (1), pastagem (2) e área desprovida de vegetação (3), instalando em cada área diferentes técnicas nucleadoras: 4 poleiros artificiais, 4 núcleos de galharia, 8 plantio de mudas em grupo Anderson, banco de sementes do solo e chuva de sementes. Após 15 meses a área de pastagem (2), por ter proximidade com fragmento florestal rico em diversidade e sem invasoras apresentou melhor resultado. Na área sem vegetação (3), teve aumento lento de biodiversidade devido à proximidade a fragmentos pobres em diversidade. Na área agrícola (1), com presença de invasoras, apenas alguns núcleos tiveram sucesso como o plantio de mudas em grupo de “Anderson” e chuva ou banco de sementes germinadas em viveiro e mudas transplantadas após rustificação. Poleiro artificial, galharia e banco ou chuva de sementes direto no solo, não são recomendados, pois devido a mato-competição, as plântulas germinadas são abafadas e provavelmente não sobrevivem. The use of nucleation techniques in the restoration of degraded areas in the Polo Centro Norte-APTA, Pindorama-SP and in IMES-Catanduva-SP, Brazil Abstract: Nucleation is the environmental restoration by several techniques that provides shelter, food and breeding accelerating the succession process and diversity. In order to promote environmental restoration in the Polo Centro Norte-APTA and in the IMES-Catanduva-SP, Brazil, three degraded areas next to forest remnants were selected: agriculture (1), pasture (2) and area without vegetation (3) where nucleation techniques were deployed in each area 4 artificial pershes, 4 brushwood, 8 planting seedlings in Anderson group, soil seed bank and seed rain. After 15 months the results showed that: the pasture area (2) located beside forest remnant with high diversity and without weeds had better results. Nucleation technique is limited and promotes slow biodiversity increase when located close to remnants with low diversity as in the area without vegetation (3). In agricultural area (1), with weeds, the nucleation technique was also limited, being successful in only a few nuclei as the planting of seedlings in the "Anderson Group" and rain or seeds banks pre-germinated in nursery and seedlings transplanted after hardening. Artificial perch, brushwood and bank or direct seed rain on the ground, are not recommended, once due to weed competition, the germinated seedlings will be muted and probably not survive.

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Recording of relict ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and South American coati (Nasua nasua) populations in the biodiversity hotspot Pernambuco Endemism Center, Northern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mammalia-2017-0094 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 298-306

Author(s):

Mayara G. Beltrão ◽

Anderson Feijó ◽

Anna Carolina F. Albuquerque ◽

Getúlio L. Freitas ◽

Fabiana Lopes Rocha

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

South American ◽

Leopardus Pardalis ◽

Nasua Nasua ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Northern Portion ◽

Voucher Specimens ◽

Northern Atlantic ◽

Survey Review

Abstract The northern portion of the Atlantic Forest, namely Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC), faces an extreme level of forest loss, with only 2% of its original forest remaining. In the PEC, mesocarnivores are the only remaining carnivores and, among them, the ocelot and South American coati present a poorly known or even ignored distribution. Our goal is to provide an overview of the current distribution and conservation status of both species in the PEC through camera trap survey, review of published scientific literature and a search for voucher specimens in mammal collections. Our data confirm the presence of the ocelot and the South America coati in the PEC. The ocelots were mainly recorded in fragments smaller than 12 km2, suggesting they might access the monoculture matrix and anthropogenic areas. The few recent records of coatis suggest a worse scenario, predicting an imminent local extinction. The PEC has witnessed a historical continued deforestation, which has reduced the remaining fragments and contributed to the accentuated decline of both species populations. Nevertheless, these Atlantic Forest remnants are paramount to supporting relict populations of mesocarnivores in the PEC, and their maintenance and connectivity should be a conservation priority.

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The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of ‘Reserva Ecológica Michelin’, ‘RPPN Serra Bonita’ and one Atlantic Forest remnant in the state of Bahia, Brazil, with new geographic records

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.08712 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 16-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A Nemésio

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Field Work ◽

The State ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Santa Cruz ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Northern Border ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

First Time

The orchid bee faunas of two private natural preserves, ‘Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural da Serra Bonita’ (RSB) and ‘Reserva Ecológica Michelin’ (REM), and a forest fragment inside the campus of the ‘Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz’, were surveyed for the first time. All three areas constitute Atlantic Forest remnants in the southern portion of the state of Bahia, Brazil. A total of 1,782 males belonging to 32 species were actively collected with insect nets during 90 hours of field work from November, 2009, to January, 2012. Euglossa cyanochlora Moure, 1996—one of the rarest orchid bee species—was found at RSB and REM, the latter representing the northernmost record for this species. Euglossa cognata, Moure, 1970 was found at RSB, the northernmost record for this species in the Atlantic Forest and the only recent record for this species at the northern border of Jequitinhonha river.

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Diversity of medium-sized and large mammals from Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.5.1962 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 1962 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Felipe Santana Machado ◽

Álvaro Fernando de Almeida ◽

Dalmo Arantes de Barros ◽

José Aldo Alves Pereira ◽

Rossi Allan Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Conservation Actions ◽

Poços De Caldas ◽

Mammal Diversity

Studies on mammal diversity provide the essential groundwork for the development of conservation methods and practices. The region of the Poços de Caldas Plateau is lacks such studies, which may be a problem for future conservation actions. Here, we analyze the richness of medium-sized and large mammals from Atlantic Forest remnants on the Poços de Caldas Plateau, Minas Gerais state. Diurnal censuses of direct observations and mammal signs were conducted, and we documented 20 species of mammals belonging to eight orders. Three species of primates, one carnivore, one cingulate, one lagomorpha, three rodents, one artiodactyla, and two marsupials were found. The largest forest remnant that presented the greatest richness is currently a conservation unit. Forest remnants are important for the consolidation of management strategies and have fundamental role for the conservation of mammal diversity in the south of Minas Gerais state.

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